Legal Opinion
United States v. Joaquin Palacio, Also Known as Ruben Zapata
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 31, 1993No. 1587, Docket 92-1618PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
Congress has specified more severe penalties for offenses involving cocaine base than for offenses involving cocaine hydrochloride. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(l)(A)(iii), (B)(ii)(II) (1988). Though the purpose of the higher penalty is to deter traffic in crack, a common form of cocaine base, this Circuit has ruled that the higher penalties for cocaine base apply to any substance within the chemical definition of cocaine base, whether or not it is crack. See United States v. Jackson, 968 F.2d 158 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 113 S.Ct. 664, 121 L.Ed.2d 589 (1992).…
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3Cited by49 opinions
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